Meredith Bagwell-Gray
Biographic Data
| ID | 4175829 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Meredith Bagwell-Gray |
| GIVEN NAMES | Meredith |
| FAMILY NAME | Bagwell-Gray |
| SIGNATURE | BAGWELL-GRAY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kansas |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5485-5448 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 64 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Barriers to sexual and reproductive health care for women survivors of intimate partner violence
Negative sexual and reproductive health outcomes are highly preventable and treatable. However, barriers to quality sexual and reproductive health care hinder women’s access to interventions. This research extends our knowledge of the barriers to seeking and obtaining sexual and reproductive health care among survivors of intimate partner violence in the southwestern and midwestern United States, elucidating survivors’ stories of accessing and pa…
A Critical Examination of the Influences of Intimate Partner Violence, Help-Seeking, and Social Identity on Women’s Experiences Seeking and Obtaining Civil Protection Orders
This research describes women’s engagement with the civil legal system as a safety strategy when experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). Using a critical lens, it explores how violence victimization, help-seeking, and social identities influence victim-survivors’ decisions to seek civil protection orders (POs) and whether they obtain them. Using cross-sectional survey methods, we recruited women experiencing IPV in relationships with men (N…
Advocates’ Perspectives of Structural Barriers Inhibiting Parental Access to Domestic Violence Civil Protection Orders
Advocates support diverse survivors through complex legal systems; this study explores their ( n = 20) perspectives on structural barriers in obtaining civil protection orders (POs). Using frameworks of structural intersectionality, access to justice, and access to safety, we identified three major structural barriers for parents seeking POs: limited childcare, transportation, and time. Findings elicit who struggles to access civil POs, why these…
Navigating Protective Precarity
This study explores the experiences of 18 maternal intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors seeking protection through civil courts. The mothers described a core experience of navigating protective precarity -the juxtaposition of seeking protection yet experiencing increased vulnerability. Three themes of navigating protective precarity include (i) fathers ' rights versus survivors' safety ; (ii) constrained survivor agency , and (iii) systemic …
An Anti-Racist Practice in Social Work Research Teams
Social work researchers must intentionally and explicitly be anti-racist in commitments and actions if we are to disrupt, rather than simply acknowledge, racist systems and practices. This article, written by members of several research teams (including research staff, graduate research assistants, and principal investigators), describes an anti-racist team practice, which germinated in one research team and pollinated to others within a school o…
An Interwoven Narrative
This article reflects the interweaving of multiple sources of knowledge – narratives of student mothers, personal reflections of our own as mothers in academia, and recent literature – while using the thread of feminist theories and critique to bind the pieces together. We aim to reflect the impact of the pandemic on mothers who are also university students, faculty, and administrators, focusing on those most vulnerable, while discussing their ge…
Black Women's Physical, Mental, and Sexual Health in the Criminal Legal System
This study examines pathways from gender-based, racialized violence to health outcomes among formerly incarcerated Black women. We frame violence as gender-based and racialized, with a theoretical stance that we live in a male-dominated society characterized by historic and contemporary race-based oppression. This secondary analysis focused on a subsample of Black women ( N = 288) from three U.S. cities (Oakland, CA; Kansas City, KS, MO; and Birm…
A qualitative exploration of caregivers’ experiences with the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch‐up (ABC) parenting program
In the face of childhood adversity, services and interventions can improve a child's life trajectory by promoting healthy development, enhancing protective factors, and building resilience through stable and supportive relationships. One such service, a specific and highly researched home visiting intervention, Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch‐up (ABC), is often provided to families through home visiting service programs. This qualitative descr…
Abnormal Pap Follow-Up among Criminal-Legal Involved Women in Three U.S. Cities
Criminal-legal involved women experience significant barriers to preventive cervical care, and consequently there is a higher incidence of cervical cancer in this population. The purpose of this study is to identify variables that may facilitate abnormal Pap follow-up among criminal-legal involved women living in community settings. The study included n = 510 women with criminal-legal histories, from three U.S. cities-Birmingham, AL; Kansas City,…
Intimate Partner Violence, Police Engagement, and Perceived Helpfulness of the Legal System
Objective: Disparate research findings suggest a need for more attention to intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors’ experiences when reporting to police. To help address inequities and advance our understanding of racial/ethnic minoritized survivors’ experiences with the U.S. legal system, we use critical race theory to investigate the association between survivors’ race/ethnicity and police engagement and the degree of between- and within-gro…
Women’s Reproductive Coercion and Pregnancy Avoidance
This survey study explores patterns of reproductive coercion (RC) and pregnancy avoidance (PA) among women recruited from domestic violence shelters in the southwestern United States ( N = 661). Two logistic regression models assessed the demographic, relationships, and violence characteristics associated with RC and PA. Younger, African American, and Hispanic women were more likely to experience RC. Homicide risk, sexual intimate partner violenc…
Not bullet proof’
Protection orders (POs) are one legal system resource available to survivors of intimate partner violence. Many survivors choose not to obtain a PO, yet prior research has not examined the perspectives of these survivors. This study examined the open-ended survey responses ( n = 308) regarding the choice not to obtain a PO by survivors residing in emergency shelters in the United States. Content analysis indicated that many survivors made deliber…
Safety and services for survivors of intimate partner violence
This commentary offers a dialogue between a researcher and practitioner on the potential benefits of collaborative research to benefit survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), a population exposed to high levels of violence and trauma. The dialogue occurred in a written, back-and-forth exchange, with the researcher and practitioner taking turns asking and responding to questions. The questions posed and answered in this commentary include: H…
From myPlan to ourCircle
This paper describes the adaptation of a web-based safety planning intervention for Native American women exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). We conducted interviews with Native American women exposed to intimate partner violence (n = 40) and practitioners who work with Native American survivors (n = 41) to gain an understanding of culturally specific risk and protective factors for IPV. Participants were from three regions of the U.S. – …
Intersections of Stalking and Technology-Based Abuse
How Intimate Partner Violence and Intersectional Identities Converge to Influence Women’s Sexual Health across Environmental Contexts
In this qualitative study, authors examine women's sexual risk and protective factors based on their experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) and positioning within society relative to power. This analysis examines sexual risk and protective factors across intersectional identities-including gender, race, socioeconomic conditions, and age-among women survivors of IPV. The sample (N = 28) included women of diverse ages (range = 22-60 years) …
Women's Healing Journey From Intimate Partner Violence
Survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) have an elevated risk for negative sexual health outcomes, including HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI). Given the unique risk contexts for survivors, there is a need for effective sexual health interventions that take into account the imbalances of power for women who are survivors of IPV. Toward the aim of informing contextually relevant intervention approaches, this article describes women…
Intimate Partner Sexual Violence
Intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is a significant aspect of intimate partner violence (IPV). While intimate partners commit one third of sexual assaults, IPSV is often overlooked in studies about IPV and in research on sexual violence. There are difficulties identifying, defining, and measuring IPSV, and research lacks consistency in terminology and measurement. The purpose of this article is to review the terms, definitions, and measureme…
Promotion of Latina Health
Latina women in the United States are vulnerable to two intersecting public health concerns: intimate partner violence (IPV) and subsequent risk for HIV/AIDS infection. Examination of the cultural and contextual life factors of this understudied population is crucial to developing culturally relevant HIV interventions. Focus groups with Latinas (15 monolingual; 10 bilingual) who have experienced IPV were conducted. Monolingual and bilingual Latin…
The State of Intimate Partner Violence Intervention
Over the past 40 years, intimate partner violence (IPV) has evolved from an emerging social problem to a socially unacceptable crime. The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 encourages state policies that focus on criminal justice intervention, including mandatory arrest and prosecution. Services offered to victim-survivors of IPV are often tied to criminal justice intervention, or otherwise encourage separation. These interventions have been seen…
The State of Intimate Partner Violence Intervention
Over the past 40 years, intimate partner violence (IPV) has evolved from an emerging social problem to a socially unacceptable crime. The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 encourages state policies that focus on criminal justice intervention, including mandatory arrest and prosecution. Services offered to victim-survivors of IPV are often tied to criminal justice intervention, or otherwise encourage separation. These interventions have been seen…
Intersections of Stalking and Technology-Based Abuse
Not bullet proof’
Protection orders (POs) are one legal system resource available to survivors of intimate partner violence. Many survivors choose not to obtain a PO, yet prior research has not examined the perspectives of these survivors. This study examined the open-ended survey responses ( n = 308) regarding the choice not to obtain a PO by survivors residing in emergency shelters in the United States. Content analysis indicated that many survivors made deliber…
Women’s Reproductive Coercion and Pregnancy Avoidance
This survey study explores patterns of reproductive coercion (RC) and pregnancy avoidance (PA) among women recruited from domestic violence shelters in the southwestern United States ( N = 661). Two logistic regression models assessed the demographic, relationships, and violence characteristics associated with RC and PA. Younger, African American, and Hispanic women were more likely to experience RC. Homicide risk, sexual intimate partner violenc…
How Intimate Partner Violence and Intersectional Identities Converge to Influence Women’s Sexual Health across Environmental Contexts
In this qualitative study, authors examine women's sexual risk and protective factors based on their experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) and positioning within society relative to power. This analysis examines sexual risk and protective factors across intersectional identities-including gender, race, socioeconomic conditions, and age-among women survivors of IPV. The sample (N = 28) included women of diverse ages (range = 22-60 years) …
Women's Healing Journey From Intimate Partner Violence
Survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) have an elevated risk for negative sexual health outcomes, including HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI). Given the unique risk contexts for survivors, there is a need for effective sexual health interventions that take into account the imbalances of power for women who are survivors of IPV. Toward the aim of informing contextually relevant intervention approaches, this article describes women…
Black Women's Physical, Mental, and Sexual Health in the Criminal Legal System
This study examines pathways from gender-based, racialized violence to health outcomes among formerly incarcerated Black women. We frame violence as gender-based and racialized, with a theoretical stance that we live in a male-dominated society characterized by historic and contemporary race-based oppression. This secondary analysis focused on a subsample of Black women ( N = 288) from three U.S. cities (Oakland, CA; Kansas City, KS, MO; and Birm…
From myPlan to ourCircle
This paper describes the adaptation of a web-based safety planning intervention for Native American women exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). We conducted interviews with Native American women exposed to intimate partner violence (n = 40) and practitioners who work with Native American survivors (n = 41) to gain an understanding of culturally specific risk and protective factors for IPV. Participants were from three regions of the U.S. – …
Promotion of Latina Health
Latina women in the United States are vulnerable to two intersecting public health concerns: intimate partner violence (IPV) and subsequent risk for HIV/AIDS infection. Examination of the cultural and contextual life factors of this understudied population is crucial to developing culturally relevant HIV interventions. Focus groups with Latinas (15 monolingual; 10 bilingual) who have experienced IPV were conducted. Monolingual and bilingual Latin…
Intimate Partner Sexual Violence
Intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is a significant aspect of intimate partner violence (IPV). While intimate partners commit one third of sexual assaults, IPSV is often overlooked in studies about IPV and in research on sexual violence. There are difficulties identifying, defining, and measuring IPSV, and research lacks consistency in terminology and measurement. The purpose of this article is to review the terms, definitions, and measureme…
Promotion of Latina Health
Latina women in the United States are vulnerable to two intersecting public health concerns: intimate partner violence (IPV) and subsequent risk for HIV/AIDS infection. Examination of the cultural and contextual life factors of this understudied population is crucial to developing culturally relevant HIV interventions. Focus groups with Latinas (15 monolingual; 10 bilingual) who have experienced IPV were conducted. Monolingual and bilingual Latin…
The State of Intimate Partner Violence Intervention
Over the past 40 years, intimate partner violence (IPV) has evolved from an emerging social problem to a socially unacceptable crime. The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 encourages state policies that focus on criminal justice intervention, including mandatory arrest and prosecution. Services offered to victim-survivors of IPV are often tied to criminal justice intervention, or otherwise encourage separation. These interventions have been seen…
Women's Healing Journey From Intimate Partner Violence
Survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) have an elevated risk for negative sexual health outcomes, including HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI). Given the unique risk contexts for survivors, there is a need for effective sexual health interventions that take into account the imbalances of power for women who are survivors of IPV. Toward the aim of informing contextually relevant intervention approaches, this article describes women…
Safety and services for survivors of intimate partner violence
This commentary offers a dialogue between a researcher and practitioner on the potential benefits of collaborative research to benefit survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), a population exposed to high levels of violence and trauma. The dialogue occurred in a written, back-and-forth exchange, with the researcher and practitioner taking turns asking and responding to questions. The questions posed and answered in this commentary include: H…
From myPlan to ourCircle
This paper describes the adaptation of a web-based safety planning intervention for Native American women exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). We conducted interviews with Native American women exposed to intimate partner violence (n = 40) and practitioners who work with Native American survivors (n = 41) to gain an understanding of culturally specific risk and protective factors for IPV. Participants were from three regions of the U.S. – …
Intersections of Stalking and Technology-Based Abuse
How Intimate Partner Violence and Intersectional Identities Converge to Influence Women’s Sexual Health across Environmental Contexts
In this qualitative study, authors examine women's sexual risk and protective factors based on their experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) and positioning within society relative to power. This analysis examines sexual risk and protective factors across intersectional identities-including gender, race, socioeconomic conditions, and age-among women survivors of IPV. The sample (N = 28) included women of diverse ages (range = 22-60 years) …
Abnormal Pap Follow-Up among Criminal-Legal Involved Women in Three U.S. Cities
Criminal-legal involved women experience significant barriers to preventive cervical care, and consequently there is a higher incidence of cervical cancer in this population. The purpose of this study is to identify variables that may facilitate abnormal Pap follow-up among criminal-legal involved women living in community settings. The study included n = 510 women with criminal-legal histories, from three U.S. cities-Birmingham, AL; Kansas City,…
Intimate Partner Violence, Police Engagement, and Perceived Helpfulness of the Legal System
Objective: Disparate research findings suggest a need for more attention to intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors’ experiences when reporting to police. To help address inequities and advance our understanding of racial/ethnic minoritized survivors’ experiences with the U.S. legal system, we use critical race theory to investigate the association between survivors’ race/ethnicity and police engagement and the degree of between- and within-gro…
Women’s Reproductive Coercion and Pregnancy Avoidance
This survey study explores patterns of reproductive coercion (RC) and pregnancy avoidance (PA) among women recruited from domestic violence shelters in the southwestern United States ( N = 661). Two logistic regression models assessed the demographic, relationships, and violence characteristics associated with RC and PA. Younger, African American, and Hispanic women were more likely to experience RC. Homicide risk, sexual intimate partner violenc…
Not bullet proof’
Protection orders (POs) are one legal system resource available to survivors of intimate partner violence. Many survivors choose not to obtain a PO, yet prior research has not examined the perspectives of these survivors. This study examined the open-ended survey responses ( n = 308) regarding the choice not to obtain a PO by survivors residing in emergency shelters in the United States. Content analysis indicated that many survivors made deliber…
Black Women's Physical, Mental, and Sexual Health in the Criminal Legal System
This study examines pathways from gender-based, racialized violence to health outcomes among formerly incarcerated Black women. We frame violence as gender-based and racialized, with a theoretical stance that we live in a male-dominated society characterized by historic and contemporary race-based oppression. This secondary analysis focused on a subsample of Black women ( N = 288) from three U.S. cities (Oakland, CA; Kansas City, KS, MO; and Birm…
A qualitative exploration of caregivers’ experiences with the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch‐up (ABC) parenting program
In the face of childhood adversity, services and interventions can improve a child's life trajectory by promoting healthy development, enhancing protective factors, and building resilience through stable and supportive relationships. One such service, a specific and highly researched home visiting intervention, Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch‐up (ABC), is often provided to families through home visiting service programs. This qualitative descr…
An Interwoven Narrative
This article reflects the interweaving of multiple sources of knowledge – narratives of student mothers, personal reflections of our own as mothers in academia, and recent literature – while using the thread of feminist theories and critique to bind the pieces together. We aim to reflect the impact of the pandemic on mothers who are also university students, faculty, and administrators, focusing on those most vulnerable, while discussing their ge…
A Critical Examination of the Influences of Intimate Partner Violence, Help-Seeking, and Social Identity on Women’s Experiences Seeking and Obtaining Civil Protection Orders
This research describes women’s engagement with the civil legal system as a safety strategy when experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). Using a critical lens, it explores how violence victimization, help-seeking, and social identities influence victim-survivors’ decisions to seek civil protection orders (POs) and whether they obtain them. Using cross-sectional survey methods, we recruited women experiencing IPV in relationships with men (N…
Advocates’ Perspectives of Structural Barriers Inhibiting Parental Access to Domestic Violence Civil Protection Orders
Advocates support diverse survivors through complex legal systems; this study explores their ( n = 20) perspectives on structural barriers in obtaining civil protection orders (POs). Using frameworks of structural intersectionality, access to justice, and access to safety, we identified three major structural barriers for parents seeking POs: limited childcare, transportation, and time. Findings elicit who struggles to access civil POs, why these…
Navigating Protective Precarity
This study explores the experiences of 18 maternal intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors seeking protection through civil courts. The mothers described a core experience of navigating protective precarity -the juxtaposition of seeking protection yet experiencing increased vulnerability. Three themes of navigating protective precarity include (i) fathers ' rights versus survivors' safety ; (ii) constrained survivor agency , and (iii) systemic …
An Anti-Racist Practice in Social Work Research Teams
Social work researchers must intentionally and explicitly be anti-racist in commitments and actions if we are to disrupt, rather than simply acknowledge, racist systems and practices. This article, written by members of several research teams (including research staff, graduate research assistants, and principal investigators), describes an anti-racist team practice, which germinated in one research team and pollinated to others within a school o…
Barriers to sexual and reproductive health care for women survivors of intimate partner violence
Negative sexual and reproductive health outcomes are highly preventable and treatable. However, barriers to quality sexual and reproductive health care hinder women’s access to interventions. This research extends our knowledge of the barriers to seeking and obtaining sexual and reproductive health care among survivors of intimate partner violence in the southwestern and midwestern United States, elucidating survivors’ stories of accessing and pa…
Medicine (16 works) · Psychology (16 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (15 works) · Poison control (15 works) · Domestic violence (14 works) · Suicide prevention (11 works) · Political science (10 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Criminology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works)